Despite the September 30 deadline set by the Supreme Court in April for medical admission, the controversy over seeking admission in the deemed universities and self-financing medical colleges in Maharashtra has once again prompted the Supreme Court on Tuesday to postpone the final hearing.

Despite the September 30 deadline set by the Supreme Court in April for medical admission, the controversy over seeking admission in the deemed universities and self-financing medical colleges in Maharashtra has once again prompted the Supreme Court on Tuesday to postpone the final hearing.

DMER's appeal to Supreme Court

The petition was filed by the Directorate of Medical education and Research (DMER) on the first week of September this year appealing the apex court to prevail DMER prerogative over the deemed universities and private colleges so that the admission for medical course can be conducted through common admission process for this academic year.

"The arguments in court went on for almost two hours and amidst all this, what our lawyers have been highlighting is that pending admission will eventually affect the education of students. But the hearing got postponed by another day," said Dr Pravin Shingare, Director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER),to Hindustan Times.

The DMER wishes to complete the admission process on September 28 for this academic year. The DMER has also acknowledged the apex court that admission in the private medical and dental colleges, besides allocating the 15 per cent All India quota, has reached its final stages and delay in hearing the petition would only invite difficulties for the DMER to abide by the deadline set by the Supreme Court on April 7, 2016.